Posted on Nov 18, 2015
SGT Neil Chandler
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SFC Mark Merino
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High school students are beating 60 year old teachers for taking their cell phones away during class. These trophies to humanity and proper parenting then join the military. The Drill Sergeant isn't allowed to upset mommy's precious angel without being called abusive, racist, or a big meanie. The turds are calling lawyers before even notifying the CoC these days. There isn't enough Jameson Irish whiskey on the planet to get me to volunteer for that no win scenario. 25 years ago, those magnificent bastages at Fort Benning with the brown round would be inprisoned if they tried the trail these days. For all of you who served in that capacity.........
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SGT Neil Chandler
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SFC Mark Merino, you are so right. Hell, when I did my 1st BCT in '94 for the Navy, things have changed soooo much from then to when I did my 2nd BCT for the Army. I had kids young enuff to be my son mouthing off to me......smh.
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MSG Greg Kelly
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I would rather have my sack nailed to a tree stump and honey poured on it than deal with todays youths. The statement by you SFC Mark Merino says it. Society today breeds laziness and entitlement attitudes while at the same time attacking our strengths like the military. And as much as it pains me to say the Military is becoming to PC and being over ran with weak people who are only in it for Number 1. No I am afraid we need some strong people to stop this crap.
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do they take E5s for DS?
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Yes they take E-5"s
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I can honestly tell you the caliber of recruit these day, is disheartening. I could be biased working only the Medical side, so maybe I see the worst.

Honestly I've even paused and looked objectively, but it's no hope. Our recruiting pool is facing the same issues national universities are - the people "coming to age" have been so coddled now that they're turning 18 and have zero coping skills. Regular day to day stressors of adult life are overloading these kids. Never mind the pressures of Basic/AIT.
The horrible thing is much like the Universities, the Army is pandering to them too.
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CW2 Michael Mullikin
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The caliber of recruits has always been disheartening (back past the Greeks and Romans) that's why they're recruits.
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SGT Jerrold Pesz
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Wow! Times have sure changed. I don't remember getting any extra pay and the assignment was only for 18 months unless they decided to ship you to Vietnam before that. The guarantee of an 18 month assignment was one of the main reasons that many applied. Overall it was a good job except for the long hours the first few weeks of each cycle.
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